They don’t even bother to do it by the book nor following any laws. These are surely kangaroo courts as the decisions are well known in advance so why bother with laws and just block the father of two daughters from giving any information before the court’s decision. You have it here:

https://illusionoflaw.wordpress.com/9-some-questions-for-the-french-judiciary/

And the rest of this eight year of EU setup…